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Household of John Byres (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Byres and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Byres, born in 1835 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Byres, born in 1831 in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rosie (born 1864 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Edward (born 1804 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Byres's household

Male

John

Byres

Head
Female

Margaret

Byres

Wife
Female

Rosie

Quinn

Servant
Male

Edward

Byres

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Byres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Byres

Head

Married

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Byres

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Rosie

Quinn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Edward

Byres

Visitor

Widower

77

1804

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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